The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-18

ing Georgia Democrats are very aux.
icus to get Hammond provided for.
He Is q danserous man to have float.
ing around loose In the Sta Q. He Is
q man OF pronounced ability and great
popularity; but, strange to say, he
cannot maintain his hold upon a seat
In the House OF Representatives. He
Is too independent, too manly, to cur
~ favor with the bosses
Of political cliques in his dis.
trict. Bat he is q big man, and the
people Of the State know It, and un-
less Hammond Is provided for by
some sppointive position the chances
ere that the people Of his State will
elect him to some place worthy OF his
abilities. The men In power and
place in Georgia see this, and hence
their anxiety to dispose Of Ham.
mond."
OSCAR JEWEL HARvgY,
Of whose ingenious forgeries on the
Treasury Department the papers have
been full for the pas. few dsys, was q
Republican, and the proofs OF that
fact are very numerous. He does not
deny II, either. He was appointed on
the recommendation Of the then
Assistant Secretary, VIM. E Smith, in
whose class he had graduated at the
same college. Harvey came to this
city two years ago ION his uppers," as
the saying goes, with his children cry.
ing for bread. He applied to his old
echoolmate, and out OF compassion
Mr.. Smith gave him place where he
could at least earn bread for his
family. When the news Of this prelim-
inary appointment reached Wilkes.
barre, Harvey's native towo, a mum.
Der oil letters from prominent bupiness
men and politicians there were sent
TO the Treasury Department, accusing
him OF dishonesty, etc. An investiga.
tion was made by Secretary Manning,
Assistant Secretary Smith declaring
that he would voueh for Harvey in
the meantime, and he was declared
innocent OF dishonesty and his ap-
pointment as chief OF the horse claims
division of the Third Auditors Office
was made permanent After his guilt
was made known and he had con-
fessed, he had the impudence to tele-
hapu W nIs Ohuitup tuc tnhu WuO ndu
befriended him and whom he had de-
ceived, to come TO Washington and
help him. OF course Mr.. Smith, who
was quite prostrated at the news OF
Harvey's guilt, refused 10 do anything
Of the kind. Harvey must have been
q consummate FISCAL. Men do not
get bad all at once, and he
must have been connected with other
shady tram actions before be began on
this. The evidence 70 far gathered In.
dicates that he 10 q skilled and accom-.
plished forgef. In the course OF thsir
investigations the detec ives found
ample evidence that he went at the
bushes, OF forgery In q thoroughly
practical way, and made q study OF Ii,
as he might OF an art or . science. He
had evidently devoted much time 10
the study. Books have been found Ia
which were written by him a great
variety OF signatures In different inks |
and with all sorts Of pens. Accom-.
panying each signature was a note
giving an analysis OF how Il was done.
Under one, for instance, be would
write, written with left hand" with
certain sort Of pen and quality OF ink. |
He also kept record oi what he had
done; Ter what use certain sigma .ures
were, ste, 90 as TO guide him in his
work.
There are very few men In the
government tervice who are As ex.
pert with pen az Harvey was Asal
rule ihe constant practice OF penman-
ship required Off clerk OF employe
spoils good hand, and the older men
In the service OF the government soon
develop into tcrawlers whose ohirog.
raphy can only be deeiphered by an
expert. Mr.. j. q. Pilline, the chief
clerk OF the Geological Survey. Ia
striking example VI the effect Of the
service upon writera Mr.. Pilllng's
handwriting 10 so bad that be has great
difficulty In reading II himself. There
Y only one clerk In the bureau who
has Any success In trying 10 make Il
out, and even this one has all she can
do at imes. A short time sgo Mr..
Pilling had occasion 10 send instruc.
tions TO cne OF the chiefs OF division
mp stairs. He wrote q note. A few
hours afterwards. the chief sent q note
back 10 Mr.. Pllling which read: MY
dear Pilling-We can make out the
body OF your note we'll enough, but
the p. 8. 10 too much for
u.s." The p. s. was sttsched. Mr..
Pillins tried 10 read II himself, /
but failed. Then he handed II over 10
Maj Powell, who had no better luck.
Three or four other officials looked at
the note, shook their heads and de.
clined 10 20 further into the investiga-
tion Of the hieroglyphics. The lady
who was usually assigned 10 the duty
OF reading the writing Of the chief
clerk spent ten minutes In coming II. |
She tried reversing t, held II up TO
elase and attempted u the expedients
for discovering the meaning Of hidden
writings which have ever been heard
of. But all 10 no effect. Finally Mr..
Pilling sent II back with request that
the body Of the note be sent down, m
that might aid the writer In decipher.
ing his own note. Hall an hour sitter
the official up stairs sent word back
that the alleged "P. g." had been cut
from the border Of japanese hand.
kerohiei. Nr. Pilling declines to at.
tempt TO raad any scrap Of pepper now,
even u hs k-ows II 10 be q part Of one
Of his own notee, until he has the en-.
tire epistle In front Of him.
WONDERS or AMERICA.
II am surprised at the desire Of
Americans 10 rush across the ocean
for tcenery and antiquity when we
have 80 much Of both ON this CONT.
nent." The speaker was q gentlemen
who has spent forty years Of his life In
exp orations within the limits Of the
North American continent. He con-
tinued: Few people know that there
were free schools In the City Of Mepi.
co before Columbas discovered Amer.
ca. Yet such Ia the fact There ave
many things to be seen In the land 70
The south Of us which show that the
AEtecs and MonteEumas we're highly
civilized people, and that they were
not only versed In many OF the arts
and sciences Of the present day, but
that they were far In advance OF us In
Il a